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A pinch-single by Bobby Murcer plated the decisive run as the Yankees edged the Twins, 3-2. The score was 2-2 when Dave Winfield drew a one-out walk in the bottom of the eighth, reached second on Bobby Brown's infield single and registered on Murcer's hit. The Twins had tied the game in the top of the frame on an infield grounder by Rob Wilfong. [The Sporting News] New York Yankees 3, Minnesota Twins 2Game Played on Wednesday, August 26, 1981 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium ITwins 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 5 3 Yankees 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 9 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Ward lf,cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .255 Mumphrey cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .320 Engle rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .218 Milbourne 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .327 Hatcher cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Gamble dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 .291 Powell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .224 Goodwin lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Revering 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .234 Mackanin 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .247 Winfield lf 3 1 0 1 1 0 .282 Wilfong ph,2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 .235 Brown rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .222 Castino 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .263 Foote c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Butera c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Murcer ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .272 Baker dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .164 Cerone c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Adams ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 Dent ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .233 Hrbek 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .182 Righetti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Faedo ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 5 2 3 7 Totals 32 3 9 3 4 4 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 30,271 Left on Base: Twins 7, Yankees 10 DP: Twins 1, Yankees 0 Errors: Butera, Faedo, Williams, Brown Doubles: Mackanin (7), Revering (3), Dent (11) Sacrifice Hits: Mumphrey (5) GIDP: Winfield (9) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Williams L(3-6) 8 9 3 3 4 4 0 37 3.59 Totals 8 9 3 3 4 4 0 37 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Righetti 7 2 1 1 3 7 0 27 1.92 Gossage W(3-1) 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 9 0.76 Totals 9 5 2 2 3 7 0 36 Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - George Maloney TWINS 1ST: Ward struck out; Engle grounded out (second to first); Hatcher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Milbourne singled to left; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first) [Milbourne to second]; Nettles walked; Revering doubled to center [Milbourne scored, Nettles to third]; Winfield popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1. TWINS 2ND: Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Butera walked; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Brown flied out to left; Foote lined to center; Dent doubled to center; Mumphrey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1. TWINS 3RD: Hrbek walked; Faedo flied out to left; Ward reached on an error by Brown [Hrbek to second]; Engle flied out to center; Hatcher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Gamble walked; Nettles singled to pitcher [Gamble to second]; Nettles was picked off first but was safe on an error by Williams [Gamble to third, Nettles to second]; Revering was walked intentionally; Winfield reached on a fielder's choice [Gamble scored, Nettles to third, Revering to second (error by Faedo)]; Brown struck out; Foote forced Winfield (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 2. TWINS 4TH: Mackanin grounded out (shortstop to first); Castino struck out; Butera grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 4TH: Dent singled to center; Mumphrey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dent to second]; Milbourne popped to second; Gamble was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 2. TWINS 5TH: Baker flied out to right; Hrbek struck out; Faedo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to center; Revering singled to center; Winfield grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Revering out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 2. TWINS 6TH: Ward walked; Engle lined to center; Hatcher popped to first in foul territory; Mackanin doubled to right [Ward scored]; Castino singled to pitcher [Mackanin to third]; Butera forced Castino (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: Brown struck out; Foote flied out to center; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. TWINS 7TH: Baker popped to second; Hrbek struck out; Faedo popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Mumphrey grounded out (second to first); Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Gamble singled to center; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2. TWINS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED RIGHETTI (PITCHING); Ward grounded out (third to first); Engle singled to center; POWELL BATTED FOR HATCHER; Powell singled to right [Engle to third]; WILFONG BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Wilfong reached on a fielder's choice [Engle scored, Powell to second]; Castino singled to right [Powell out at home (right to catcher), Wilfong to third]; Butera popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GOODWIN REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING LF); WARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Revering popped to first in foul territory; Winfield walked; Brown singled to second [Winfield to second]; MURCER BATTED FOR FOOTE; Murcer singled to left [Winfield scored, Brown to third, Murcer to second (error by Butera)]; Dent grounded out (third to first); Mumphrey flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Yankees 3. TWINS 9TH: CERONE REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING C ); ADAMS BATTED FOR BAKER; Adams grounded out (pitcher to first); Hrbek popped to second; Faedo popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Yankees 3. |
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